FESTIVALS: Makedox Creative Documentary FF Ready to Kick Off
SKOPJE: A total of 68 films will compete in the 8th edition of Makedox Creative Documentary Film Festival running from 19 to 25 August 2017. The Macedonian production Avec l`amour…
Czech, Croatian and Slovenian Films Shortlisted for 2017 Student Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: The Czech/US coproduction Who's Who in Mycology by Marie Dvořáková and Croatian/Slovenian coproduction Into the Blue by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović have been shortlisted for the 2017 Student Academy…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Labudović Files
Mila Turajlic is currently in production with The Labudović Files, a Serbian/Algerian/French coproduction about Stevan Labudović.
Latvian Films for Latvian Centenary Programme Launch
RIGA: Latvia launches its jubilee film programme Latvian Films for Latvian Centenary on 17 August 2017 with the premiere of Varis Brasla's family film Grandpa Is More Dangerous than the…
PRODUCTION: Robert Sedláček Starts Shooting on Jan Palach
PRAGUE: Award winning film and TV director Robert Sedláček starts shooting a feature film dedicated to Jan Palach, who committed self-immolation after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Srbenka Wins Big at Docu Rough Cut Boutique
SARAJEVO: Croatian project Srbenka by Nebojša Slijepčević won three out of five awards at Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the intensive five-day programme focusing on documentary films from Southeast Europe in…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Bulgarian/German/French Coproduction Nanook
SARAJEVO: Bulgarian film director Milko Lazarov presented his new project Nanook at CineLink Work-in-Progress, that took place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo Film Festival’s…
MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017 Announces Winners
SARAJEVO: Project The Midnight Shift from Cyprus was awarded the HBO Europe Award 2017 at MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017, which concluded in Sarajevo on 16 August 2017.
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
RIGA: National Film Center of Latvia has allotted 300,000 EUR to eight minority coproductions including two feature films, one animated film and five documentaries.
FNE at Sarajevo FF: New TV Series Presented at CineLink Drama
SARAJEVO: Six new projects for TV series from Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia were presented to film professionals at CineLink Industry Days’ CineLink Drama on 15 August 2017.
Polish and Bulgarian Films in the EFA Documentary Selection
BERLIN: Documentaries from Poland and Bulgaria are among the 15 titles announced for the European Film Academy's Documentary Selection on 15 August 2017. The EFA awards ceremony will take place…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Honeyland, Macedonian Documentary on Bees
SARAJEVO: Macedonian documentary filmmakers Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska are presenting their latest project Honeyland at CineLink Work-in-Progress, taking place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of…
PRODUCTION: Raimundas Banionis Returns to Film with The Purple Fog
VILNIUS: Acclaimed film, theatre and TV director Raimundas Banionis is returning to film directing after 25 years with The Purple Fog / Purpurinis rūkas. This historical drama is currently in…
Czech National Film Archive Announce First Results on Laterna Magika Multimedia Research Project
PRAGUE: The National Film Archive of Czech Republic has launched the first results of the extensive research project Laterna Magika. Past and Present, Documentation, Preservation and Presentation. Launched in the…
Macedonian TV Revenues Down
SKOPJE: Macedonian TV revenues reached in 2016 their lowest point in the last five years. Commercial and public broadcasters generated total revenues of approximately 25 m EUR / 1,540,190,000 MKD,…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Pig, Bulgarian Drama on Bullying
SARAJEVO: Bulgarian writer/director Dragomir Sholev will present his next project Pig at CineLink Work-in-Progress, set to take place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo Film…
Gorjan Tozija Named Acting Director of Macedonian Film Agency
SKOPJE: Macedonian Government named Gorjan Tozija acting director of the Macedonian Film Agency on 10 August 2017. He will be replacing Mimi Gjorgoska Ilievska, who was appointed in November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Marek Najbrt in Production with Fairy Tale The Magic Quill
PRAGUE: Marek Najbrt, the author of Blanik Office, a series aired on the internet and a big succes in the Czech Republic, is currently in production with the Czech/Slovak coproduction…
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons: Western Wins Grand Prize
WROCLAW: Western, a German/Bulgarian/Austrian coproduction directed by Valeska Grisebach, won both the International Competition Grand Prize and the FIPRESCI Award at the 17th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival. The…
FNE at Sarajevo Film Festival: Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen Announces Its First Project
SARAJEVO: A Good Day’s Work by the Slovenian director Martin Turk will be the first project supported through Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen.
